Hongchen Sun was born in 1963 in harbin, China. He received his Ph.D. degree in 1998 from Norman Bethune University of Medical Sciences. Then, he started a postdoc academic career at State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University. He has worked as a visiting scholar and senior research fellow at the Tokyo Medical & Dental University and the University of Michigan. Since January 2016, he is a professor at State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University. He was selected as Changbai Mountain Scholar Professor in 2015.

Based on the characteristics of pathological microenvironment, new type nano-materials were designed and synthesized to respond the microenvironment. The interaction between the nanomaterials and subcellular structures was studied to clarify their transport process in the body, which will be further used for carrying out human disease diagnosis and treatment research. Specific research work: (1) construction of nanocomposite material that responds to the pathological microenvironment; (2) effect of transport of nano-particles on the biological function of the organism; (3) biological effects of nanoparticles transmembrane transport; (4) research and development of micro-scale diagnosis, treatment technology and biological materials.

(1) Changbai Mountain Scholar Professor (2015)

(2) Baogang Excellent Teacher Award (2012)

(3) Special Allowance of the State Council (2002)

[ Selected Publications ]

1. Zhu, Y.; Li, D. W.; Zhang, K.; Jiang, L. M.; Shi, C.; Fangteng, J. Z.; Zheng, C. Y.; Yang, B.; Sun, H.C.*. Novel Synthesized Nanofibrous Scaffold Efficiently Delivered hBMP-2 Encoded in Adenoviral Vector to Promote Bone Regeneration. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 2017, (10): 437-446.

2. Xu, X. W.; Zhang, K.; Zhao, L.; Sun, H.C.*, et al. Aspirin-Based Carbon Dots, a Good Biocompatibility of Material Applied for Bioimaging and Anti-Inflammation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016, 8 (48), 32706–32716.

3. Shi, C.; Zhang, H.H; Louie, K.; Mishina, Y.J.*; Sun, H. C.*, et al. BMP Signaling Mediated by BMPR1A in Osteoclasts Negatively Regulates Osteoblast Mineralization Through Suppression of Cx43. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 2016, 3(118): 605-614.

4. Sun, B.; Zhao, B.; Wang, D. D.; Wang, Y. B.; Sun, H. C.*, et al. Fluorescent Non-Conjugated Polymer Dots for Targeted Cell Imaging. Nanoscale, 2016, 8(18): 9837-9841.

5. Shi, C.; Iura, A.; Terajima, M.; Liu, F.; Lyons, K.; Pan, H. C.; Zhang, H. H.; Yamauchi, M.; Mishina, Y. J.; Sun, H. C.*. Deletion of BMP Receptor Type IB Decreased Bone Mass in Association with Compromised Osteoblastic Differentiation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Progenitors. Scientific Reports. 2016, 6: 24256.

6. Zhao, L.; Zhang, K.; Bu, W.; Xu, X. W.; Sun, H. C.*, et al. Effective Delivery of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 Gene Using Chitosan–Polyethylenimine Nanoparticle to Promote Bone Formation. RSC Advances, 2016, 6(41): 34081-34089.

7. Li, C.; Shi, C.; Kim, J.; Chen, Y.; Ni, S.; Jiang, L.; Zheng, C.; Li, D.; Hou, J.; Taichman, R. S.; Sun, H. C.*, et al. Erythropoietin Promotes Bone Formation through Ephrinb2/Ephb4 Signaling. J. Dent. Res. 2015, 94, 455-463.

8. Li, D. W.; Sun, H. Z.; Jiang, L. M.; Zhang, K.; Liu, W. D.; Zhu, Y.; Fangteng, J. Z.; Shi, C.; Zhao, L.; Sun, H. C.*; et al. Enhanced Biocompatibility of Plga Nanofibers with Gelatin/Nano-Hydroxyapatite Bone Biomimetics Incorporation. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 6, 9402-9410.

9. Jin, H.; Zhang, K.; Qiao, C. Y.; Yuan, A. L.; Li, D. W.; Zhao, L.; Shi, C.; Xu, X. W.; Ni, S. L.; Zheng, C. Y.; Sun, H. C.*, et al. Efficiently Engineered Cell Sheet Using a Complex of Polyethylenimine-Alginate Nanocomposites Plus Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 Gene to Promote New Bone Formation. Int. J. Nanomedicine 2014, 9, 2179-2190.

10. Miao, L. Y.; Zhang, K.; Qiao, C. Y.; Jin, X. Y.; Zheng, C. Y.; Yang, B.; Sun, H. C.*. Antitumor Effect of Human Trail on Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Using Magnetic Nanoparticle-Mediated Gene Expression. Nanomed. 2013, 9, 141-150.